hives

As many of you know, we have an observation honeybee hive in the Butterfly Center. It was initially installed in the Rainforest Conservatory by a professional beekeeper during the recent renovation of the Entomology Hall – and you can learn more about beekeeping in several exhibits there. If you haven’t seen our hive, make sure […]

Thousands of new bees for our hive My neighbors had picked up my bees at the apiary in Navasota, since I was busy on the pick-up day. Their drive back to Houston must have had a pleasant hum to it, with three “starter colonies” of bees in the backseat! Each starter colony comes in a […]